Doctors need to toughen up
Doctors and healthcare workers need to accept that they are at risk of being sued or having a complaint made…
Medico-Legal
FGM. End it – don’t medicalise it.
In June 2013 I was shocked to hear from anti-FGM campaigners in Egypt of the death of thirteen year old…
Resolving ethical dilemmas in the NHS
Last week, a healthy baby was born from a woman who had been brain dead for nearly five months. The decision…
Sugar tax is a cheap gimmick
The obesity crisis has now become so severe that it is causing misery, ill health and using up huge amounts…
Medical TV: the new freak show
Dr Clare Gerada I’m not against medical programmes and I’m not against Embarrassing Bodies. There is a long history of…
Shortest consultation ever
Shortest consultation ever. An elderly gentleman walked into my consulting room and sat down. "Morning doctor." And good morning to…
TV doctors can offer more than GPs
Dr Ian Campbell I don’t agree with Clare and in this matter you are wrong. I was first on TV…
Bridging the gap – between medicine and philanthropy
“To give away money is an easy matter and in any man’s power. But to decide to whom to give…
Medics under fire
Back in January when I first had the idea of a march to protest against the targeting of healthcare workers…
Tobacco’s fancy wrappings come off
From now on, you won't see cigarette packs with imperial purple borders, gold lettering and enticing scenes from exotic locations.…